First-degree relatives of bicuspid aortic valve patients with normal aortic dimensions do not carry an increased risk of aortic dilatation

Int J Cardiol. 2014 Mar 15;172(2):518-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.01.037. Epub 2014 Jan 22.

Authors

Victor Dayan¹, Gabriel Parma², Mariana Drever², Pablo Straneo², Gerardo Soca², Leandro Cura², Daniel Brusich², Ricardo Lluberas², Lucia Florio²

Affiliations

¹ Centro Cardiovascular, Hospital de Clinicas, Universidad de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay, Montevideo, Uruguay. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Centro Cardiovascular, Hospital de Clinicas, Universidad de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay, Montevideo, Uruguay.

PMID: 24485642
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.01.037

No abstract available

Keywords: Aneurysm; Aorta; Bicuspid aortic valve.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Aortic Valve / abnormalities*
Aortic Valve / pathology*
Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease
Dilatation, Pathologic / diagnosis
Dilatation, Pathologic / genetics
Family*
Female
Heart Valve Diseases / diagnosis*
Heart Valve Diseases / genetics*
Heterozygote*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Risk Factors